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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zigor Azarola (ranked 3577 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Jamie Newman (ranked 197 p4p, 196 weight class). Azarola comes to the cage accompanied by Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. Zigor Azarola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Newman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azarola moves into the clinch.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azarola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azarola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newman.
A big left from Azarola misses.
Newman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azarola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Azarola.
Azarola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Azarola throws a head kick that half lands.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Newman slips the punch.
Azarola rushes Newman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newman dives in for a single leg takedown but Azarola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Azarola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zigor Azarola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Newman.
Newman doesn't manage to clinch there - Azarola circles away.
Newman takes a jab right on the kisser.
 Newman is rocked!
Zigor Azarola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola fakes the body blow, causing Newman to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Newman goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zigor Azarola!
During a confident post fight interview, Zigor Azarola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 3364 p4p, 3087 weight class) and Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 457 p4p, 424 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker defending well as Von Stroheim loads up on a big left hand.
Von Stroheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Stroheim but Von Stroheim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Stroheim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Stroheim throws a body punch but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Breaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim takes a swing at Breaker's ribcage but misses.
Von Stroheim just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Stroheim throws out the jab.
Von Stroheim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Breaker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker throws a jab when Von Stroheim was well out of range.
Breaker tries to move into range but Von Stroheim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Breaker shoots in looking for a takedown. Von Stroheim tries to sprawl out of it but Breaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Von Stroheim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Stroheim throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
Breaker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Von Stroheim cracks Breaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Stroheim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breaker darts in looking for a takedown but Von Stroheim gets double underhooks and turns Breaker into the cage.
Breaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Breaker can't find room to land a body shot as Von Stroheim controls the action.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Breaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Stroheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Stroheim misses with a punch to the body.
Von Stroheim lands an uppercut.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker misses with the head strike.
Von Stroheim is stalling here.
Breaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breaker has a couple of punches blocked by Von Stroheim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Stroheim.
Breaker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Von Stroheim after a bit of a struggle.
Breaker has clasped his hands together around Von Stroheim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Von Stroheim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breaker connects with a decent elbow.
Breaker tries to score with some ground and pound. Von Stroheim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Breaker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroheim regains half guard, as Breaker was trying to land strikes.
Breaker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breaker slips a nice elbow through Von Stroheim's hands, connecting with Von Stroheim's forehead.
Von Stroheim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Breaker.
Breaker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Stroheim's head.
Breaker seems to be working for a kimura but Von Stroheim defends the submission attempt.
We've been informed that Von Stroheim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Breaker is looking for a kimura but Von Stroheim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Breaker to get the leverage.
Breaker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Breaker is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Von Stroheim as he works his way to full guard.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Stroheim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Breaker with a nice head shot there.
Breaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breaker is working Von Stroheim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Stroheim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaker.
Breaker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Breaker is working Von Stroheim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker is working Von Stroheim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Stroheim is rocked!
Breaker arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Von Stroheim's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bone Breaker!
A very excited looking Bone Breaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 1885 p4p, 2563 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 238 p4p, 320 weight class). Donovan Sharpe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe throws a jab when Burgess was well out of range.
Sharpe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Axton Burgess has been cut.
Sharpe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burgess throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharpe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burgess is pressed up against the cage. Sharpe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burgess down to the mat. Burgess avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Burgess misses.
Sharpe closes the distance and pushes Burgess back into the cage.
Sharpe jumps guard but Burgess turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharpe blocking some punches.
Sharpe tries to score a body lock takedown but Burgess shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Axton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Burgess forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burgess lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sharpe jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess won't allow Sharpe to sweep him here.
Sharpe being controlled here, momentarily.
Sharpe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burgess is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Sharpe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharpe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Burgess is staying active.
Burgess controlling the position from side mount.
Sharpe tries to buck Burgess off but Burgess is having none of it.
Sharpe is trying to control Burgess's posture but Burgess avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burgess is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sharpe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sharpe is looking to regain half guard here but Burgess keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharpe can't do much from the bottom here.
Burgess tries to move to mount but Sharpe blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Sharpe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sharpe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burgess wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Sharpe going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sharpe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burgess swivels and escapes.
Donovan Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Burgess misses its intended target.
Sharpe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.
Burgess clinches up with Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe wants a takedown but no success here.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burgess gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burgess pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burgess working aggressively here.
Burgess throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharpe.
Sharpe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgess lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Burgess lands a body punch.
Burgess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharpe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up in Burgess's guard and throws a big left but Burgess blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sharpe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burgess working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgess wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgess has his hands on Sharpe's head, controlling the position.
Sharpe throws a strike but Burgess rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burgess trying to control but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Sharpe controls Burgess momentarily but Burgess frees himself.
Burgess throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axton Burgess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Axton Burgess's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Burgess misses.
Burgess scores with a punch to the head.
Burgess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sharpe.
Sharpe is trying to ground and pound but Burgess uses the momentary lack of control by Sharpe to regain half guard.
Burgess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharpe can do to turn this around?
Burgess avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharpe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess has his hands clasped together around Sharpe's back. He's all about the action.
Sharpe with the ground and pound but Burgess uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe distracts Burgess with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Burgess wants to sweep here but Sharpe controlling him for the moment.
Sharpe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses. Burgess uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharpe's guard. Nice move by Burgess!
Sharpe wriggles free and stands up.
Burgess tries to move into range but Sharpe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sharpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Sharpe gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sharpe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgess manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sharpe trying to control the action but Burgess is working from the bottom.
Burgess makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burgess.
Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burgess works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharpe throwing strikes from guard but Burgess blocks nicely.
Sharpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burgess has control of Sharpe's left arm, preventing Sharpe from doing any damage.
Sharpe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up in Burgess's guard and throws a big left but Burgess blocks it.
Burgess pulls Sharpe in close to prevent any damage.
Sharpe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burgess has his foot on Sharpe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharpe works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Burgess gets tackled into the cage by Sharpe. Sharpe maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sharpe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burgess creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burgess misses with the head strike.
Sharpe tries to score a body lock takedown but Burgess shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Burgess.
Sharpe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burgess gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sharpe.
Axton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharpe is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Burgess.
Sharpe is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgess finish him?
Burgess lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sharpe to his knees! Burgess keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axton Burgess!
Axton Burgess thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 2278 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Omar Brown (ranked 132 p4p, 122 weight class). Omar Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown drops Smith with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smith! Brown dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Brown!
Omar Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KoolAID Jackson (ranked 2186 p4p, 2568 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 275 p4p, 321 weight class). Blue is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Lloyd Blue will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KoolAID Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Blue, which made it look bad.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Blue blocks the move with his legs.
Blue is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blue felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blue is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blue has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blue is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blue is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson has hold of Blue's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blue tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jackson cranks the arm and Blue screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blue, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). KoolAID Jackson!
KoolAID Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Lloyd Blue stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maaaan.... NOW I want some Kool Aid!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 1399 p4p, 1614 weight class) and Jacob Handler (ranked 194 p4p, 222 weight class). Pandeya comes to the cage accompanied by Clan In Da Front. Jacob Handler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya walks into a jab.
Pandeya looks to throw the jab but Handler is out of range.
Handler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandeya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Handler missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handler fails with the takedown
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
Pandeya with a jab.
Pandeya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been hearing reports that Pandeya has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That kick from Handler tenderised Pandeya's leg. Pandeya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Handler throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
Pandeya slips a jab and a cross from Handler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handler misses with a jab to the body
and Pandeya counters with a left to the body.
Handler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandeya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Handler misses with a looping left.
Pandeya misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya lands a nice looking body shot.
Pandeya blocks a jab.
Handler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handler shoots for a takedown but Pandeya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacob Handler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handler.
Handler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Handler throws a body kick that misses
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandeya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Handler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Handler loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Handler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandeya is looking to counter punch.
Handler misses with a double jab
and Pandeya counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Handler is predictable there
and Pandeya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pandeya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handler looking for a guillotine here but Pandeya defends easily.
Pandeya tries to free his leg and advance position but Handler is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler looking for a sweep. Not yet Handler, not yet.
Handler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pandeya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pandeya advances position into side control!
Pandeya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Handler looks to move to half guard but instead Pandeya has passed into mount! Damn!
Pandeya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Handler is trying to escape the mount but Pandeya keeps good control and instead manages to take Handler's back.
Handler defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pandeya's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is trying to stick to Handler's back but Handler is turning into Pandeya. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pandeya's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Handler.
Pandeya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pandeya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Handler defends it easily.
Handler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Handler pushing down on Pandeya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pandeya trying to control here.
Handler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pandeya looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Handler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pandeya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Handler wants to work for an arm triangle but Pandeya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pandeya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Handler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Handler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandeya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pandeya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pandeya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Handler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Handler. Beautiful body shot.
Pandeya with a nice cross.
Handler fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandeya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandeya cracks Handler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacob Handler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Pandeya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Handler looks to land a left hand but Pandeya moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handler misses with an uppercut.
Handler misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Pandeya as Handler shoots in.
Pandeya misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya defending well as Handler loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya drops down looking for a counter takedown but Handler sprawls and moves away.
Pandeya jabs Handler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Handler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Handler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handler throws out a powerful jab.
Pandeya throws a lazy uppercut
and Handler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacob Handler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Handler misses with a hook.
Pandeya blocks a jab.
Handler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saurabh Pandeya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handler throws a series of punches but Pandeya avoids them all with ease.
Handler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandeya cracks Handler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Pandeya jabs Handler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya lands a jab.
Handler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pandeya stops Handler from passing to mount.
Pandeya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Handler working away.
Pandeya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Handler is not content to let Pandeya control the position.
Pandeya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Handler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pandeya trying to pass the guard but Handler defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya seems to be working for a kimura but Handler defends the submission attempt.
Handler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pandeya trying to mount his opponent but Handler defends it.
Pandeya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Handler is looking to get to half guard.
Pandeya tries to control but Handler wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya prevents Handler from getting the reversal.
Pandeya tries to control but Handler wriggling away.
Handler regains half guard.
Pandeya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pandeya fails to take his opponent's back.
Pandeya works his way to his opponent's back.
Handler is trying to break free.
Pandeya has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Handler is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Handler misses with an uppercut.
Pandeya moves out of range as Handler strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Handler misses the target.
Pandeya tries to move into range but Handler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Handler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandeya but Pandeya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandeya misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Handler.
Handler throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pandeya to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handler.
Handler throws a lazy right hand but Pandeya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Handler - just one landing.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Handler.
Pandeya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandeya lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pandeya wants to pass the guard but Handler is keeping the position.
Handler working a defensive guard here.
Pandeya passes Handler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Handler wants to get back to full guard.
Pandeya is trying to control the action in half guard but Handler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pandeya seems to be working for a kimura but Handler defends the submission attempt.
Handler is looking to improve his position.
Pandeya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Handler is just riding it out for now. Pandeya eventually gives up the hold.
Jacob Handler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Handler defends it well.
Handler is trying to get back to full guard.
Handler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pandeya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handler working for a triangle but Pandeya defends it easily.
Pandeya forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya wants to take a breather but Handler is having none of it.
Handler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Handler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pandeya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pandeya's back!
Pandeya trying to control the action but Handler just sinks the hooks in.
Pandeya preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Handler.
Handler has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Handler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pandeya knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pandeya for a finish.
Handler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Handler tightening his grip on Pandeya, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya tries to break free.
Pandeya rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pandeya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Handler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pandeya working a defensive guard here.
Handler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pandeya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pandeya's head.
Saurabh Pandeya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saurabh Pandeya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pandeya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Saurabh Pandeya.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pandeya, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
Saurabh Pandeya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 2263 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 297 p4p, 178 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris defending well as Falandas loads up on a big left hand.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falandas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris throws the left hand but Falandas avoids the punch easily.
Falandas swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falandas feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Falandas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris throws a leg kick but Falandas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falandas moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Falandas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falandas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Falandas has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falandas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falandas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falandas slips a jab from Harris.
Falandas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falandas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falandas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falandas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falandas moves away.
Falandas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Falandas.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falandas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falandas clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falandas defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Falandas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falandas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falandas misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Falandas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Falandas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falandas lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Falandas tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Falandas moves out of range of the strikes.
Falandas moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Falandas tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falandas. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a hook. Falandas ducked under it nicely.
Falandas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falandas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falandas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Harris misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch.
Falandas is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falandas defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Falandas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falandas just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Falandas moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Falandas won't allow it.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Falandas lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falandas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Falandas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falandas.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Falandas scores with a punch to the head.
Falandas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falandas clinches.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling the position.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris stalling against the cage.
Falandas lands a body punch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Falandas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Falandas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling the position.
Falandas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Falandas won't allow it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falandas keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Falandas drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Falandas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Falandas is working Harris over against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Falandas's shoulder, as Falandas tries to avoid the shot.
Falandas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Falandas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Harris.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Falandas.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Harris moves away from the strike by Falandas.
Falandas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falandas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falandas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris connects with a right hand. Falandas shakes it off.
Harris throws a hook but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falandas.
A jab from Harris misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Falandas has the dominant position.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Falandas. Falandas maintains the clinch.
Falandas pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Falandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falandas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Falandas throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris working aggressively here.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas misses with some punches.
Falandas can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris blocking some punches.
Falandas prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falandas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris takes a swing at Falandas's ribcage but misses.
Falandas wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Falandas moves into the clinch successfully.
Falandas has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falandas.
Harris blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Falandas prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mertis Falandas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falandas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harris's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falandas. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falandas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falandas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris throws a low kick but Falandas avoids it.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Falandas misses.
Harris throws the left hand but Falandas avoids the punch easily.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris misses with a hook. Falandas ducked under it nicely.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris catches Falandas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Falandas blocks a jab.
Falandas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Falandas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mertis Falandas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Falandas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Falandas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Falandas saw it coming and moves away.
Falandas scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice cross by Harris.
Falandas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris throws a hook but Falandas blocks it.
A slow jab from Falandas misses its intended target.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falandas gets a clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Falandas saw that one coming.
Harris throws a leg kick but Falandas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Falandas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Falandas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falandas cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Falandas.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falandas's hands.
Falandas tries to clinch up.
Harris thuds his right hand into Falandas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas misses with a leg kick.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Falandas is out of range.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falandas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falandas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Falandas slips the punch.
Falandas forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Falandas digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Falandas has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Falandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Falandas tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Falandas works the jab nicely.
Falandas takes the fight into the clinch.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Falandas.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falandas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Falandas's head.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Falandas ducks down to avoid it.
Falandas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Falandas doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Falandas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falandas takes the fight into the clinch.
Falandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Falandas under the eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falandas.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falandas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falandas misses with a few strikes there.
Falandas throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris catches Falandas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falandas is looking to clinch.
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Falandas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Falandas wants to clinch.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Falandas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Falandas has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mertis Falandas.
I think Falandas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mertis Falandas!
After winning the bout, Mertis Falandas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerwazy Babula (ranked 1205 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Vinyl Tintley (ranked 168 p4p, 237 weight class). Babula comes to the cage accompanied by Hey Buddy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerwazy Babula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinyl Tintley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babula takes the fight into the clinch.
Babula effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Babula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Babula.
Tintley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tintley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tintley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Babula can't fight it off and eventually Tintley manages to take the fight to the floor. Babula looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tintley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tintley works to advance to full mount. Babula defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Babula prevents Tintley from taking his back.
Tintley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tintley wants to finish this one by submission but Babula is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tintley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tintley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tintley looking to control but Babula is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Babula really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tintley goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Babula is on top in guard.
Tintley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babula wanted to stand there but Tintley had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tintley has his foot on Babula's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babula works his way back into a safe position though.
Babula tries to stand but Tintley is controlling from the bottom.
Tintley is looking to cinch up a triangle. Babula throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tintley's body to avoid the submission. Tintley has instead reached around Babula's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tintley arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinyl Tintley!
Post fight, Vinyl Tintley took to the microphone: 'Hey! Put me in that title conversation! Whether I get that title shot next or have to fight for a title elimination bout! Let's go!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 1174 p4p, 1116 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 137 p4p, 130 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Mike Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Mike Hunt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phol Hunt on his heels. He'll look to pass Phol Hunt's guard now, I'm sure.
Mike Hunt stops Phol Hunt from standing up.
Mike Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mike Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Phol Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Hunt wants to pass the guard but Phol Hunt is keeping the position.
Phol Hunt seems keen to control Mike Hunt's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phol Hunt's guard.
Phol Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike Hunt is looking for a kimura but Phol Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mike Hunt to get the leverage.
Phol Hunt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mike Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Phol Hunt gets double underhooks and turns Mike Hunt into the cage.
Phol Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phol Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mike Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mike Hunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phol Hunt smiles and moves away.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Phol Hunt circles away.
Mike Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Phol Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Phol Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol Hunt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phol Hunt wants it to stay on the feet.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Phol Hunt throws a hook but Mike Hunt blocks it.
Mike Hunt closes the distance and pushes Phol Hunt back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phol Hunt but Phol Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phol Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phol Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mike Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phol Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Hunt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Phol Hunt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mike Hunt is in Phol Hunt's guard.
Mike Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mike Hunt stops Phol Hunt from standing up.
Phol Hunt keeping moving, preventing Mike Hunt from controlling successfully.
Mike Hunt postures up in Phol Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Phol Hunt blocks it.
Mike Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
Phol Hunt is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Räkälä that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Phol Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike Hunt wants to control from the top but Phol Hunt keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phol Hunt throws a hook but Mike Hunt avoids it easily.
Phol Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mike Hunt feints the counter takedown.
Mike Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mike Hunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phol Hunt smiles and moves away.
Mike Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Phol Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Mike Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mike Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Phol Hunt circles away.
Mike Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Phol Hunt gets double underhooks and turns Mike Hunt into the cage.
It looked like Phol Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mike Hunt tries to move into range but Phol Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mike Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Phol Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Mike Hunt's cut even more.
A left lands for Phol Hunt.
Phol Hunt sends Mike Hunt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Phol Hunt is motioning to the referee to let Mike Hunt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mike Hunt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mike Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Phol Hunt counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 672 p4p, 437 weight class) and Giovanni De Rossi (ranked 97 p4p, 65 weight class). De Rossi has chosen Imagine Dragons - Monster as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovanni De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from De Rossi.
Ilmarinen is looking to counter punch.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but De Rossi moves out of range.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Rossi did well to prevent Ilmarinen getting side control.
De Rossi is controlling Ilmarinen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Rossi trying to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ilmarinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through De Rossi's hands, connecting with De Rossi's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ilmarinen in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but De Rossi dodges it nicely.
Ilmarinen content to control rather than advance.
Ilmarinen is thwarting De Rossi's attempts to control the position.
De Rossi has hold of Ilmarinen's hands but Ilmarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ilmarinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Rossi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ilmarinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
De Rossi controlling the position well.
Ilmarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Rossi's head.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from De Rossi misses.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but De Rossi is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Rossi misses.
Anton Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rossi takes a swing at Ilmarinen's ribcage but misses.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
De Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Rossi scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from De Rossi.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ilmarinen lands in his opponent's guard.
Ilmarinen is stalling in the full guard.
De Rossi pulls Ilmarinen in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen content to stall in guard here.
Ilmarinen postures up in De Rossi's guard and throws a big left but De Rossi blocks it.
De Rossi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ilmarinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Rossi for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Rossi stuffs the takedown attempt from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
De Rossi tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Rossi.
Ilmarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilmarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Rossi.
De Rossi is looking to clinch but Ilmarinen is avoiding it.
Ilmarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi throws the left hand but Ilmarinen avoids the punch easily.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Rossi can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen misses the body punch
and De Rossi moves into the clinch.
De Rossi is trying to pull guard but Ilmarinen has him pressed against the cage.
De Rossi is trying to pull guard but Ilmarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Ilmarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Rossi backwards.
De Rossi gets control of Ilmarinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Rossi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Rossi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ilmarinen frees his head nicely. Oh but De Rossi has switched to an armbar! Ilmarinen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Giovanni De Rossi!
Giovanni De Rossi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Somehow I did it again and I'm still with the 0, thanks Anton for a good fight and keep your head up high, you are a hell of a fighter'.
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